The CONCACAF Champions League is a 24-team tournament featuring the best club teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Each year, the winner of Champions League earns a berth in the FIFA Club World Cup, a competition between the club champions of all six continental federations plus the domestic winner from the host country. The winner of the 2013-14 tournament will advance to the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, to be played in December 2014 in Morocco. Previous FIFA Club World Cup winners include: Corinthians (2012), Barcelona (2011, 2009), Inter Milan (2010), Manchester United (2008) and A.C. Milan (2007).

The Houston Dynamo earned a berth in 2013-14 tournament by advancing to the 2012 MLS Cup final. Houston was placed in Group 1 with Árabe Unido of Panama and W Connection of Trinidad and Tobago.